SAA

CALL FOR EDITOR
CALL FOR EDITOR,
LATIN AMERICAN ANTIQUITY
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) invites applications
or nominations for the editorship of Latin American
Antiquity. The editorship is generally held jointly by two editors,
one based in North America and one based in Latin
America. Applications are preferred from an editorial team,
although single applicants will be considered. In recent
cases, one editor has been appointed by the SAA who then
found a colleague to complete the team.
Latin American Antiquity is one means by which the SAA carries
out a central mission: scholarly journal publishing. The
journal’s subscription list comprises libraries, institutional
subscribers, and those SAA members who opt for the journal
as a membership benefit. The SAA Board is strongly
committed to providing the means by which all of the society’s
journals will flourish in changing conditions for academic
publishing.
The editor(s) has overall responsibility for the journal’s functioning
and final responsibility for all content within general
policies established by the SAA Board. The journal’s production
is done from the SAA office in Washington, D.C., and
manuscripts are submitted electronically through the Editorial
Manager © system.
Although editors of the SAA’s journals have often been senior
scholars with many years of experience, individuals of
less-senior standing may be better placed to devote the necessary
time and attention to the journal. The key qualifications
are a good knowledge of the field covered by Latin
American Antiquity and a broad respect for the varied
research attitudes and traditions within it. Specific editing
experience is helpful.
The editors do not receive compensation for their service,
but applications should contain a financial proposal that
demonstrates how the expenses of the editorial office(s) will
be met through support from SAA as well as the host institution(s).
The editors should receive enough release time
from their employer to ensure that they have sufficient time
to carry out their responsibilities, and letters from the host
institution(s) confirming the level of support should be
included in the application. The editorial term is for a period
of three years; it may be renewed for one additional term.
The editor position falls vacant on March 31, 2017, when the
current editors, Geoffrey E. Braswell and María A. Gutiérrez,
complete their term. The editorship is preceded by a transition
period with the current editors beginning with the new
editor’s appointment in Spring 2016 through to the start of
the new editor’s term in Spring 2017.
Available to discuss the post informally are past editor
Christopher A. Pool, Email: capool0@uky.edu; and Charles
Stanish, chair of the task force leading the search for the next
Latin American Antiquity editor(s) (contact information
below).
Applications outlining relevant qualifications and experience,
and expected local institutional support arrangements
(with support letters from appropriate individuals at the
institution[s]), along with a current curriculum vitae, should
be submitted electronically to Charles Stanish, Director, Cotsen
Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, Tel: (310) 206-8934;
Email: stanish@ucla.edu by January 1, 2016.
November 2015 • The SAA Archaeological Record
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